Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 12/20/2017 + 1032 more book reviews

This is the first in "The Body Farm" series. Really great technical details about bones and forensic anthropology, as you might expect since one of the co-authors is the guy who established "The Body Farm". An appealing main character, and his friends are well-drawn, but most of the plot was about the threats to them after finding the body and not so much about them solving the murder. I would have liked more effort along that line before the murderer was uncovered suddenly in the last few pages. I also thought there were several side trips in the plot which seem only to provide set-ups for future books. It's got a strong sense of place - I won't vouch for accuracy, but I did have clear mental images of the surroundings. Having the main character be an instructor provided excellent reason for him to lecture on the details, it does not feel at all like an infodump. I found it amusing that the main character refers early on to Patricia Cornwell and her crime novels, but later mentions Kay Scarpetta as a real person. My copy has some nice illustrations of skeletons in the back plus interviews with the co-authors, very interesting.

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